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SQUAMISH MAY MARKET UPDATE
Welcome back to the May Market Update in Squamish. Very similarly to last month, we have seen a fair amount of activity on all entry points of property categories throughout Squamish. Properties that are pushing pricing barriers i.e. townhouses in the detached market price point or detached homes without income suites available are lagging and not seeing the same kind of interest that other …

APRIL SQUAMISH MARKET UPDATE
Hello, I am back with your April Squamish Market Update. But before we jump into the numbers, how about this weather! I certainly hope you have been able to get outside and enjoy the glorious weather this Spring has delivered so far. As we all know too well, June(uary) typically brings with it lots of rain, so soak in this sunshine while you can. …

SQUAMISH MARCH MARKET UPDATE
And just like that Q1 is done and gone and we are now in Spring market mode. March 2023 was the second month in a row that we saw price increases month-over-month. The average sales price in February 2023 was $1,062,675 for all property types in Squamish and that number in March was $1,091,205. As a standard we are still seeing properties selling below asking …

SQUAMISH FEBRUARY MARKET UPDATE
Welcome back to the February Market Update for the local Squamish real estate sector. February saw some new activity return to the market, which had a lot of sellers breathing a sigh of relief. The MLS HPI Price Benchmark was up 2.6% in February to $119,300 from $993,000 in January. Both sales and listings were up month over month in February – granted they are still …

SQUAMISH REAL ESTATE JANUARY UPDATE
We are back with your Squamish real estate market update for January 2023, as compared to January 2022. With only 17 registered sales posted for the month of January, it definitely felt like a slow start for Squamish’s real estate market in 2023. It was well below the 5 & 10-year average of 28 and 29 sales respectively. While inventory has gone up year-over-year from …

DECEMBER MARKET UPDATE
This month, instead of looking just at the Squamish Real Estate market update we are going to dive deeper into market analytics for the Greater Vancouver area. It’s officially 2023, and with that comes some predictions about the year ahead. There are a number of bad news stories floating around in the mainstream media regarding the state of the Canadian and the Greater Vancouver …

SQUAMISH TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE UNDER $1 MILLION
Lets take a look at 3 Squamish townhouses for sale under $1 million. Squamish is a highly desirable location for active young professionals, as well as growing families and everything in between. Most people find themselves drawn in for the active lifestyle, the abundance of nature, and the ability to raise a family in a safe, vibrant and very connected community. What once was …

BC’S NEW RESCISSION PERIOD & FOREIGN BUYERS...
There are a lot of changes coming in 2023, but in particular I think the BC Home Buyers Rescission Period & the Foreign Buyers Ban are the most significant to my clients when looking at the year ahead. To offer some assistance, here is a breakdown of the two policy changes. BC’S HOME BUYER RESCISSION PERIOD BC’s new Home Buyer Rescission Period (HBRP) takes …

NOVEMBER MARKET UPDATE + YEAR IN REVIEW
We are less than a week away from Christmas, and just shy of two weeks away from the New Year. I am just going to let that sink in for a minute…. wow! I would typically just look at November’s Squamish real estate update in this review, however, I think it’s important to take a look at 2022 as a whole, as it has been so dynamic …

OCTOBER MARKET UPDATE
It’s mid November which means it’s time to take a look at the results for the month just passed. When comparing these results we look at the previous year, which was an entirely different market. Although the market is hanging out right in an overall balanced state at the moment, that is for the most part attributed to low inventory levels which means the …